up-and-down

[ uhp-uhn-doun ]

/ ˈʌp ənˈdaʊn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR up-and-down ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

moving alternately up and down: the up-and-down swing of levers; an up-and-down tune.

having an uneven surface: up-and-down countryside.

changeable: up-and-down luck.

perpendicular or nearly so: a straight up-and-down hillside.

Origin of up-and-down

First recorded in 1610–20

OTHER WORDS FROM up-and-down

up-and-downness, noun

Words nearby up-and-down

up-anchor, up and about, up and at 'em, up-and-comer, up-and-coming, up-and-down, up-and-over, up-and-under, Upanishad, Upanishads, upas

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Example sentences from the Web for up-and-down

Did you share his feelings about the up-and-down fourth season of the show?
Alison Brie on ‘Community’s’ New Beginning, Dan Harmon’s Return, Nicolas Cage, and More|Marlow Stern|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So you might have assumed that it would have been a straight “up-and-down” clean vote for McCain-Palin and repair to the bar.
Electing a Punch Line|Christopher Buckley|October 20, 2008|DAILY BEAST
The up-and-down sight is adjusted in accordance therewith and usually the second, or at most the third, shot gets the exact range.
The Panama Canal|Frederic Jennings Haskin
The head and tail should swing freely, and the back (E) act as a stop in their up-and-down motion.
Educational Toys|Louis C. Petersen

Up-and-down men are skase, but the horizontal are less skaser.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings|Henry Wheeler Shaw
Standing upon it with hind feet, he reached down with both fore paws and went through an up-and-down motion like a washerwoman.
The Grizzly|Enos A. Mills
Don't all your womankind write that sort of up-and-down bristly hand, more like a prickly-pear fence than a Christian's writin'?
One Of Them|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for up-and-down

up-and-down

adjective

moving, executed, or formed alternately upwards and downwards

mainly US very steep; vertical

adverb, preposition up and down

backwards and forwards (along)

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单词	up-and-down
释义	up-and-down [ uhp-uhn-doun ] / ˈʌp ənˈdaʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR up-and-down ON THESAURUS.COM adjective moving alternately up and down: the up-and-down swing of levers; an up-and-down tune. having an uneven surface: up-and-down countryside. changeable: up-and-down luck. perpendicular or nearly so: a straight up-and-down hillside. Origin of up-and-down First recorded in 1610–20 OTHER WORDS FROM up-and-down up-and-downness, noun Words nearby up-and-down up-anchor, up and about, up and at 'em, up-and-comer, up-and-coming, up-and-down, up-and-over, up-and-under, Upanishad, Upanishads, upas Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for up-and-down Did you share his feelings about the up-and-down fourth season of the show? Alison Brie on ‘Community’s’ New Beginning, Dan Harmon’s Return, Nicolas Cage, and More\|Marlow Stern\|January 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST So you might have assumed that it would have been a straight “up-and-down” clean vote for McCain-Palin and repair to the bar. Electing a Punch Line\|Christopher Buckley\|October 20, 2008\|DAILY BEAST The up-and-down sight is adjusted in accordance therewith and usually the second, or at most the third, shot gets the exact range. The Panama Canal\|Frederic Jennings Haskin The head and tail should swing freely, and the back (E) act as a stop in their up-and-down motion. Educational Toys\|Louis C. Petersen Up-and-down men are skase, but the horizontal are less skaser. Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings\|Henry Wheeler Shaw Standing upon it with hind feet, he reached down with both fore paws and went through an up-and-down motion like a washerwoman. The Grizzly\|Enos A. Mills Don't all your womankind write that sort of up-and-down bristly hand, more like a prickly-pear fence than a Christian's writin'? One Of Them\|Charles James Lever British Dictionary definitions for up-and-down up-and-down adjective moving, executed, or formed alternately upwards and downwards mainly US very steep; vertical adverb, preposition up and down backwards and forwards (along) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to up-and-down perpendicular, seesaw, uneven, vacillating, vertical, bobbing, yoyo
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up-and-down

adjective

Origin of up-and-down

OTHER WORDS FROM up-and-down

Words nearby up-and-down

Example sentences from the Web for up-and-down

British Dictionary definitions for up-and-down

adjective

adverb, preposition up and down

Words related to up-and-down